UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Myanmar

 

UN News – Myanmar
https://news.un.org/en/tags/myanmar

Myanmar: UN expert’s report highlights junta’s fraudulent claim to legitimacy, urges States to denounce 2023 ‘sham’ elections (31 January 2023):
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/01/myanmar-un-experts-report-highlights-juntas-fraudulent-claim-legitimacy

IOM calls for increased support and lasting solutions to Rohingya refugees crisis,
five years on (24 August 2022):
https://www.iom.int/news/iom-calls-increased-support-and-lasting-solutions-rohingya-refugees-crisis-five-years

UN expert calls for action against Myanmar military on anniversary of atrocities against Rohingya (24 August 2022):
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/08/un-expert-calls-action-against-myanmar-military-anniversary-atrocities

UNHCR appeals for renewed support and solutions for Rohingya refugees (23 August 2022):
https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2022/8/63048f944/

UN News – In Focus: Rohingya Refugee Crisis
https://news.un.org/en/focus/rohingya-refugee-crisis

UNHCR: Rohingya emergency
https://www.unhcr.org/emergencies/rohingya-emergency

 

 

A Brief and Independent Inquiry into the Involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar from 2010 to 2018 / by Gert Rosenthal, 29 May 2019
https://bit.ly/2L27kKR

 

UN Entities

 

Human Rights Council

 

Security Council Meetings on Myanmar

 

Selected UN Documents

  • A/HRC/55/25 (5 January 2024): Summary of the panel discussion on the measures necessary to find durable solutions to the Rohingya crisis and to end all forms of human rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/55/25
  • A/RES/78/219: Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2023: https://undocs.org/A/RES/78/219
  • A/HRC/53/52 (15 November 2023): Situation of human rights in Myanmar since 1 February 2021: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/53/52
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 49/23, covers the period between 1 Feb. 2021 and 30 Apr. 2023.
  • A/HRC/49/73 (15 August 2023): Progress made in the implementation of follow-up action to the recommendations contained in the report entitled “A brief and independent inquiry into the involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar from 2010 to 2018” to strengthen the prevention capacity of the United Nations system: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/73
  • A/78/278 (14 August 2023): Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/A/78/278 Submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/227; covers the period from 15 Aug. 2022-14 Aug. 2023.
  • A/HRC/RES/53/26: Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: resolution / adopted by the Human Rights Council on 14 July 2023: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/53/26
  • A/HRC/RES/52/31: Situation of human rights in Myanmar: resolution / adopted by the Human Rights Council on 4 April 2023: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/52/31
  • A/HRC/52/66 (30 March 2023): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/52/66
  • A/HRC/52/22 (19 December 2022): Summary of the panel discussion on the root causes of human rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/52/22
  • S/RES/2669 (2022): https://undocs.org/S/RES/2669(2022)
    [on ending all forms of violence in Myanmar]
  • A/HRC/49/76 (13 June 2022): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/76
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 46/21. Annexes (p. 21-28): 1. Armed engagements and other attacks in Myanmar, 1 February 21-28 March 2022 — 2. December 2021 Bangladesh mission findings and conclusions.
  • A/HRC/49/72 (23 March 2022): Situation of human rights in Myanmar since 1 February 2021: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/72
  • S/2022/258 (23 March 2022): Letter dated 22 March 2022 from the Permanent Representatives of Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: https://undocs.org/S/2022/258
    Transmits summary note of the meeting of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security on Myanmar, held on 4 Mar. 2022.
  • A/HRC/48/67 (19 October 2021): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/48/67
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 46/21, covers the period from Feb. to mid-July 2021.
  • A/HRC/46/56 (29 September 2021): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/46/56
  • /RES/75/287: The situation in Myanmar: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly on 18 June 2021: https://undocs.org/A/RES/75/287
  • S/2020/1243 (17 December 2020): Children and armed conflict in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2020/1243
    Prepared pursuant Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions; describes trends and patterns of grave violations against children since the 5th report (S/2018/956); covers the period from 1 Sept. 2018-30 June 2020.
  • A/75/518 (17 October 2020): Letter dated 15 October 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/75/518
    Transmits document entitled “Memorandum on Myanmar’s democratic transition: challenges and way forward”.
  • A/HRC/45/5 (3 September 2020): Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/45/5
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 42/3.
  • /HRC/43/59 (29 April 2020): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/43/59
    Submitted by Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 40/29. Annexes (p. 20-29): 1. [Correspondence] — 2. Questions for Government of Myanmar from UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar — 3. Militia and drug addiction in conflict-affected areas.
  • A/HRC/43/59 (29 April 2020): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/43/59
    Submitted by Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 40/29. Annexes (p. 20-29): 1. [Correspondence] — 2. Questions for Government of Myanmar from UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar — 3. Militia and drug addiction in conflict-affected areas.
  • A/74/505/Rev.1 (28 October 2019): Letter dated 16 October 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/74/505/Rev.1
    Transmits document entitled “Memorandum on Myanmar’s democratic transition: challenges and way forward”.
  • A/74/342 (30 August 2019): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: note / by the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/74/342
    Transmits report of the Special Rapporteur, Yanghee Lee, in accordance with Human Rights council resolution 40/29.
  • A/74/311 (20 August 2019): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/74/311
    Submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/264; covers the period from 22 Dec. 2018-13 Aug. 2019.
  • S/AC.51/2019/2 (20 August 2019): Conclusions on children and armed conflict in Myanmar : Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict: http://undocs.org/S/AC.51/2019/2
    “Annex: Statement of the Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations, Tun Lin Swai, before the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict”: p. 9-10.
  • S/2019/591 (22 July 2019): Letter dated 22 July 2019 from the Permanent Representatives of Germany, Peru and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2019/591
    Transmits summary note of the meeting of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security on Myanmar, held on 4 June 2019.
  • A/HRC/40/68 (2 May 2019): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/40/68
    Submitted by Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 37/32. Includes communications to/from the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar (p. 20-25).
  • A/HRC/40/37 (11 March 2019): Situation of human rights of Rohingya in Rakhine State, Myanmar : report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/40/37
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-27/1.
  • A/73/716 (21 January 2019): Letter dated 16 January 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly: http://undocs.org/A/73/716
    Refers to Human Rights Council resolution 39/2 and General Assembly resolution 73/264; transmits terms of reference for the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
  • S/2018/956 (29 October 2018): Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/S/2018/956
    Prepared pursuant Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions; covers the period from 1 July 2017-31 Aug. 2018.
  • A/73/449 (22 October 2018): Letter dated 19 October 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/73/449
    Transmits document entitled “Memorandum on Myanmar’s democratic transition: challenges and way forward”.
  • S/2018/880 (1 October 2018): Letter dated 1 October 2018 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2018/880
    Transmits press release on a 3-point consensus on resolving the Rakhine situation, reached at an informal meeting among China, Myanmar and Bangladesh, held on 27 Sept. 2018.
  • A/HRC/39/CRP.2 (17 September 2018): Report of the detailed findings of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/39/CRP.2
  • A/HRC/39/64 (12 September 2018): Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/39/64
  • S/2018/391 (26 April 2018): Letter dated 26 April 2018 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2018/391
    Informs that members of the Security Council have decided to send a mission to Bangladesh and Myanmar from 28 Apr.-2 May2018; includes the terms of reference of the mission.
  • A/RES/72/248: Situation of human rights in Myanmar: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly on 24 December 2017: http://undocs.org/A/RES/72/248
  • S/2017/1099 (22 December 2017): Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/S/2017/1099
    Prepared pursuant Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions; covers the period from 1 Feb. 2013-30 June 2017.
  • A/HRC/RES/S-27/1: Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 5 December 2017: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/S-27/1
  • A/HRC/DEC/36/115: Extension of the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar: decision / adopted by the Human Rights Council on 29 September 2017: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/DEC/36/115
  • S/2017/753 (2 September 2017): Letter dated 2 September 2017 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2017/753
    Expresses concern about the security, humanitarian and human rights situation in Rakhine State in Myanmar.
  • A/HRC/34/67 (14 March 2017): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/34/67
  • A/71/361 (29 August 2016): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: note / by the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/71/361
    Transmits report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 70/233.
  • A/71/308 (5 August 2016): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/71/308
    Submitted pursuant to para. 20 of General Assembly resolution 70/233; covers the period from 8 Aug. 2015-1 Aug. 2016.
  • A/HRC/32/18 (29 June 2016): Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/32/18
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 29/21.
  • A/HRC/31/71 (18 March 2016): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/31/71
    Submitted by Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/23. Covers human rights developments in Myanmar since the Special Rapporteur’s report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/28/72) in Mar. 2015 and to the General Assembly (A/70/412) in Oct. 2015. “Annex: Legislation in need of reform in Myanmar” p. 22-28. Annex in English only.
  • A/70/412 (6 October 2015): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: note / by the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/70/412
    Transmits report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/248.
  • A/HRC/30/CRP.3 (29 September 2015): Oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A-HRC-30-CRP-3.doc
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 29/21. English only.
  • A/70/332 (19 August 2015): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/70/332 and http://undocs.org/A/70/332/Corr.1
    Submitted pursuant to para. 13 of General Assembly resolution 69/248; covers the period from 7 Aug. 2014 to 6 Aug. 2015.
  • A/HRC/28/72 (23 March 2015): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/28/72
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 25/26 and General Assembly resolution 69/248. Covers human rights developments in Myanmar since the Special Rapporteur’s report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/25/64) in Mar. 2014 and to the General Assembly (A/69/398) in Oct. 2014.
  • A/69/398 (23 September 2014): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: note / by the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/69/398
    Transmits report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/242.
  • A/69/362 (29 August 2014): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/69/362
    Submitted pursuant to para. 16 of General Assembly resolution 68/242; covers the period from 11 Aug. 2013 to 6 Aug. 2014.
  • A/HRC/25/64 (2 April 2014): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/25/64
    Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 22/14 and General Assembly resolution 68/242.Covers human rights developments in Myanmar since the Special Rapporteur’s report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/22/58) in Mar. 2013 and to the General Assembly (A/68/397) in Oct. 2013.
  • S/2013/258 (1 May 2013): Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/S/2013/258
  • A/HRC/22/58 (17 April 2013): Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/22/58 and http://undocs.org/A/HRC/22/58/Add.1
  • A/67/383 (25 September 2012): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: note / by the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/67/383
    Transmits report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 66/230.
  • A/67/333 (24 August 2012): Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/67/333
    Submitted pursuant to para. 32 of General Assembly resolution 66/230 and covers the period from Aug. 2011 to July 2012.
  • S/2009/278 (1 June 2009): Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Myanmar: http://undocs.org/S/2009/278

UN Member States on the Record – Myanmar:
https://www.un.org/en/library/unms
United Nations Member States on the Record provides access to selected documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States.

 

Selected Statements and Speeches by UN Officials

Further Information

 

Non-UN Sources

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